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Strange Question......I guess hotter magma rises to the surface of the mantle while colder magma sinks closer to the center....Sort of like a lava lamp!
When you plug in a lava lamp, it heats up at the bottom, just like the earth's magma. It's hot at the bottom and it cools at the top.
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∙ 14y ago
The Earth's mantle is a solid layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust, whereas a lava lamp contains liquid wax that constantly moves around due to heat from a light bulb underneath. The mantle is a natural geological feature of the Earth, while a lava lamp is a decorative household item.
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∙ 13y agoLava Lamp:
- requires an external electrical heat source
- man-made
- constructed of glass and metal
- paraffin inside moves quickly relative to magma in mantle
- can be purchased
- is transportable
- comes in a variety of colors
- easily observable
- required temperature of operation less than 200o F
Earth's mantle:
- occurs naturally
- powered by Earth's internal heat
- consists largely of ultra-mafic rock
- temperatures can reach 4000o F
- cannot be purchased, observed directly, or transported
- is rather large compared to lava lamp, comprising 83% of Earth's total volume
- movement of rock is extremely slow compared to movement of paraffin in lava lamp
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∙ 12y agoSometimes it can be the colours (red or orange) but its mostly the wax is meant to look like lava hence lava lamp.
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∙ 11y agoA lava lamp has wax, oil, and water in it when all three of those things heat it is called convection. The three elements move all around.
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∙ 14y agoit uses a convection current
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What is earths mantle heated by?
Earth's mantle is mainly heated by the decay of radioactive isotopes and residual heat from the formation of the planet. This heat causes convection currents in the mantle which drive plate tectonics and other geological processes.
What kind of landforms are made by volcanoes?
It when plates colliding and making the volcanos also when the earths crust is open and the mantle or lava comes out,
What does the heat source of the lava lamp represent in the Earth?
The heat source of the lava lamp represents the Earth's core, which is made up of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core composed of hot, molten metal. Just as the heat source in the lava lamp causes the wax to rise and fall in a continuous motion, the heat from Earth's core generates movement in the mantle, leading to processes like plate tectonics and volcanic activity.
How hot does the lamp at the bottom of a lava lamp get?
The lamp at the bottom of a lava lamp typically heats up to around 150-200 degrees Fahrenheit (65-93 degrees Celsius). This temperature is necessary to melt the wax and create the mesmerizing lava lamp effect.
Why does lave in a lava lamp move slower then the water around it?
The lava in a lava lamp moves slower because it is denser than the surrounding water. Due to differences in temperature and density, the heated wax (lava) rises to the top of the lamp, cools down, and then sinks back to the bottom. This creates the slow, mesmerizing movement you see in a lava lamp.
How are lava lamp and the earth mantle alike?
Both the lava lamp and the Earth's mantle involve convection currents. In a lava lamp, heated wax rises and cools, creating a circulating motion. Similarly, in the Earth's mantle, heat from the core causes molten rock to rise, cool, and sink back down in a continuous cycle due to convection.
Describe how the mantle is like a lava lamp what does density have to do with this?
well its like magma
How does a lava lamp relate to mantle convention and plate tectonics?
A lava lamp can be used as an analogy to help understand mantle convection. In a lava lamp, heated wax rises to the top, cools and then sinks, creating a circular motion. This movement is similar to how the mantle of the Earth convects, with hot material rising and cooler material sinking, driving plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is driven by the convection currents in the mantle, causing the plates to move and interact at the Earth's surface.
What is the cause of tectonic plates?
One suggestion for the cause of plate tectonics is mantle convection which is the result of cooling and heating magma. You could think of mantle convection much in the same way lava flows in a lava lamp. Lava rises in a lava lamp because it heats up and becomes less dense. While at the top of the lava lamp, the heated lava begins to cool (because it's further away from the heat source (e.g. light) at the bottom) becoming more dense and then sinks back down to the original heat source where it will be reheated. This mantle convection is thought to work somewhat like a large conveyor belt in which the plates sit, moving them along.
How are lava form?
Lava is molten rock. The rock deep inside the earths mantle is always molten, and when it occasionally breaks through to the surface, the opening is called a volcano, and the liquid rock spilling out of the top is lava.
What is earths mantle heated by?
Earth's mantle is mainly heated by the decay of radioactive isotopes and residual heat from the formation of the planet. This heat causes convection currents in the mantle which drive plate tectonics and other geological processes.
What is upon the sky and what is under the land?
upon the sky is heaven is higher. under land is the earths crust,mantle and then pure lava.
What kind of landforms are made by volcanoes?
It when plates colliding and making the volcanos also when the earths crust is open and the mantle or lava comes out,
What size bulb does a lava lamp use?
It depends on the size of the lava lamp
What is melted in a volcano?
mama also known as lava it's melted rock and other things and is from the earths mantle located under the crust
How do you know earths outer core is liquid?
Volcanoes allow the molten lava from the outer core to pass through weak spots in the mantle.
Why is it called a lava lamp?
It is called a lava lamp because of its resemblance to flowing lava. The lamp contains wax or oil that moves in a mesmerizing way, similar to the slow movement of lava.
